Written by Kaya van der Horst
History teacher Chris Saunders humorously remembers his eighth grade Halloween as “more of a trick than treat.” Saunders and two other school friends decided to pull a prank on a neighborhood rival. “He didn’t actually go to my school,...
Written by Barrett Zhang
Physics teacher Bill Dunbar likes to set up new competitions for his students every Halloween to encourage creativity in students and adaptability in the future engineers.
Dunbar sets up these challenges because he believes that high school students...
Written by Evalyn Li
A group of Gunn girls attended the Math Prize for Girls competition at MIT from Sept.19 to Sept. 21. This year, senior Patricia Tang, juniors Shannon Yang, Maya Sankar and Jane Ahn and sophomore Sherry Chen attended the competition. To qualify, attendees must have taken either...
Written by Kristy Garcia Blackburn
Senior Jacob Bers’s astronomy photographs are being featured at the district office’s “Point of View” exhibit from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23. Yesterday, Bers and Palo Alto High School senior William Dougall were honored at a reception to kick off...
Compiled by Jenna Marvet
Published in the September 11, 2015 issue
The Oracle: What is the plot of the show?
Kiana Fong: It is called ?? or “Adoption” in English. So, I am a typical 13-year-old girl named Selena, who was born in China but raised in America. I’m in love with ice...
Written by an anonymous Gunn student
Published in the May 22, 2015
When most people hear “mental hospital,” they think padded walls, white rooms and people held down by restraints. They never really think that they will land themselves in a place like this. When I first found...
Written by Lawrence Chen
Published in the April 17, 2015 issue
Senior Lucas Mosing began uploading videos through his YouTube channel two and a half years ago and currently sits at roughly 250 thousand subscribers and over 15 million views. Mosing, known as FaZe Blaziken online, joined...
Written by Shagun Khare
In a competitive atmosphere flourishing with bright students, stress in high school is inevitable. However, with the help of Challenge Success, there is a chance that this can change. Challenge Success is a program focused on overcoming the stigma that success can only be attained...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
Four Gunn High School students are pushing for several ideas of their own, including a plan to bring a wellness program to Gunn called Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!).
YES! is a program which offers youth practical tools and life skills to manage stress and emotions....
Compiled by Tim Sun
The Oracle: When did you first start singing and how did you get into it?
Arthur Filppu: I’ve been singing a lot since I was a kid but the first time I really started doing it for school shows and getting in choirs and doing voice lessons was in seventh grade.
TO: What is your...
Written by Stina Chang
A “Battle of the Bands Competition” will take place at Palo Alto High School’s (Paly) Haymarket theater on Fri. March 27 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Palo Alto (BGCPA) as well as the Boys and Girls Club of Redwood City (BGCRC), organizations...
By Klaire Tan
On a 2.86-mile-long stretch of track in Thunderhill Raceway last September, 216 cars stood waiting in neat columns of six. The 24 Hours of LeMons race was about to start, and a new Guinness World Record for Most Participants in a Car Race would soon be set.
In the midst of the competition...
